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Big tech cracks down on low performers in drive for efficiency
Microsoft has followed in the steps of Meta and Amazon on cracking down on low performers.
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What is a Director of Engineering? The glue keeping engineering together
A director of engineering is responsible for keeping an entire engineering function humming. Find out what skills you need to climb the ladder to this vital position.
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Your top job candidate might be a coordinated AI scam
Scammers have gotten even more crafty in finding new ways to collect a cheque, and AI has been the ultimate accomplice.
Editor’s picks
Meta and the great DEI rollback
Once an emblem of inclusivity, Meta has officially joined tech’s anti-DEI bandwagon.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
Speakers Gergely Orosz, Camille Fournier
and Lara Hogan confirmed
Essential reading
31 smart questions to ask in a software engineering interview
Interviews are a two-way street, don’t waste the opportunity to ask these smart questions.
On our Hiring playlist
De-coding the technical interview process: Emma Bostian in conversation
What if you had a cheat code for acing technical interviews?
Inclusive hiring is not a checkmark
Inclusion is the foundation of creating a level playing field for employees with all backgrounds to be heard, to be challenged, and to have an impact.
Retaining Your People After the Tech Boom
Discover how to retain talent during staff reductions by leading with empathy, building trust, and understanding employees’ motivators in times of economic and industry change.
What is the role of the engineering manager in the hiring process?
How can time-strapped engineering managers juggle hiring responsibilities alongside their day to day?
The festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
More about Hiring
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How to define a new engineering role
Make sure to bring clarity to roles and responsibilities when creating new engineering roles.
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How the AI boom is bringing Silicon Valley back from the brink
Is Silicon Valley so over, or is it back?
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Ask Mathias: How can I avoid hiring folks working more than one job?
In the age of work from home, how can you certify that someone is only working one job at a time? Is it even a bad thing if they do?
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In partnership with Multiverse
Embrace apprenticeships to uncover hidden developer talent
Three lessons learned from two recent Meta apprentices.
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In partnership with X-Team
5 essential soft skills for remote team success
Communication, curiosity, ownership, urgency, and cultural sensitivity.
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Understanding stock options and RSUs as an engineer
Have you been offered stock options and RSUs as part of your compensation packages? Here’s all you need to know about managing them.
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How to flex your engineering capacity
Outsourcing? Contractors? Low/no code? It can be hard to know how best to supplement your engineering team.
Top Hiring videos
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Hiring the right engineer for your org
Accurately evaluate soft skills and predict whether a candidate is a good fit for your organization
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Setting standards for your technical assessments
How to make sure your technical interviews are fair, engaging and indicative of the role
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Scale, Scale, Scale! (Lessons from an engineering recruitment drive)
Jenny Sivapalan presents a set of actionable items that you can own and make a difference in hiring into your team.
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Career Changers: enabling the huge untapped potential in developers from different backgrounds
Marcus Gardiner shares lessons and personal perspectives from walking the path from Graduate to Lead in both Business and Software Engineering, so that your team and organisation can thrive through attracting and developing Career-Switching Tech talent.
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Rubrics cubed: Attempting to quantify the qualitative in the interview process
Shawna Martell and Dan Fike discussed how they created their rubrics and introduced them to their organization, and what they discovered about how the process has affected their hiring outcomes.
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Hiring and onboarding in times of growth
Hiring to grow teams rapidly is different to hiring to replace an engineer. Daniel Burke discusses how to extend the strengths and support the weaknesses of your team whilst thinking about future progression at LeadDev Together on February 1.
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Progression, salary and promotions in your organization
Panelists get together at LeadDev Together to discuss Progression, salary and promotions in your organization.
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Onboarding and retention in your organization
Onboarding and retention in your organization. A panel discussion featuring leaders from GitHub and Doctolib at LeadDev Together.